SAPD motorcycle officer crashes into vehicle on city's east side

SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio Police Department motorcycle officer was involved in an accident Friday morning.

The accident happened just before 7 a.m. and the intersection of Rigsby Avenue and Semlinger Road.

According to the 11-year SAPD veteran, he was driving on motorcycle patrol westbound on Rigsby Ave. when a PT Cruiser pulled out in front of him. The officer crashed into the driver side of the cruiser.

The officer was taken to a local hospital and his condition us unknown at the time. The driver of the PT cruiser and his passenger were not injured in the crash.